Bank of America Corporation $BAC Position Boosted by MCF Advisors LLC

MCF Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) by 83.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 55,764 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 25,301 shares during the quarter. MCF Advisors LLC’s holdings in Bank of America were worth $3,067,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in BAC. Norges Bank bought a new position in Bank of America in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,774,210,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in Bank of America by 640.5% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 46,516,728 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,399,798,000 after buying an additional 40,235,201 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Bank of America by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 651,076,825 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $35,809,225,000 after buying an additional 23,351,183 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in Bank of America by 11.0% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 144,371,118 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $7,448,816,000 after buying an additional 14,275,810 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Bank of America by 1,248.5% in the 4th quarter. American Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 15,224,325 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $837,338,000 after buying an additional 14,095,375 shares in the last quarter. 70.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Geoffrey S. Greener sold 126,756 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.01, for a total transaction of $6,719,335.56. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 1,373,397 shares in the company, valued at approximately $72,803,774.97. This represents a 8.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Bernard A. Mensah sold 94,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.94, for a total value of $4,412,360.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 170,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,988,436.96. This trade represents a 35.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Bank of America News Roundup

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Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on BAC shares. Wall Street Zen raised Bank of America from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. Daiwa Securities Group increased their price target on Bank of America from $58.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Argus increased their price target on Bank of America from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $59.00 price target on shares of Bank of America in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on Bank of America from $57.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Twenty-two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $61.06.

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Bank of America Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE BAC opened at $53.87 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $51.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $52.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market cap of $382.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.33, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.18. Bank of America Corporation has a 1 year low of $43.66 and a 1 year high of $57.55.

Bank of America (NYSE:BACGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 15th. The financial services provider reported $1.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.11. Bank of America had a return on equity of 11.49% and a net margin of 16.78%.The firm had revenue of $30.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $29.72 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.90 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Bank of America Corporation will post 4.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Bank of America Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 5th. Bank of America’s dividend payout ratio is 27.72%.

Bank of America Company Profile

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Bank of America Corporation is a multinational financial services company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It provides a broad array of banking, investment, asset management and related financial and risk management products and services to individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses, large corporations, governments and institutional investors. The firm operates through consumer banking, global wealth and investment management, global banking and markets businesses, offering capabilities across lending, deposits, payments, advisory and capital markets.

Its consumer-facing offerings include checking and savings accounts, mortgages, home equity lending, auto loans, credit cards and small business banking, supported by a nationwide branch network and digital channels.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Bank of America (NYSE:BAC)

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